See here for message recovery techniques: www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4

If you are importing from a backed up directory, then copy it to the hard
drive and clear the read only attributes before doing the import. See here
(last paragraph) to import individual dbx files: www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx

steve

"boopygirl" wrote in message
news
I did indeed use this site and ended up having to buy a program that didnt
do
what it was supposed to do. I am left with onlky my new email and non of
my
old emails at all.
abetty

"Jim Pickering" wrote:

Did you follow the instructions at this website? If not, please read
the info on it carefully and most of the problems should be outlined.
If not, post back.
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/index.htm
--
Jim Pickering
MVP-Outlook Express/Windows Mail
Please reply to newsgroup only so that others may be helped with your
feedback.


"boopygirl" wrote in message
...
i have recently reformatted my hard drive and reinstalled everything,
but
outlook express wont inport my old emails and folders, i have been
into the
backup and taken off the "read only" what else can i try? Please help.
Boopygirl